JOHN LYON'S CHARITY
Registered charity 237725 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JOHN LYON ROAD TRUST
John Lyon's Charity gives grants to benefit children and young people up to the age of 25 who live in nine boroughs in northwest London. Grants are awarded to registered charities and organisations with automatic charitable status.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the Charity’s total assets stood at £388.1 million, with unrestricted reserves of £2.51 million. The Charity does not fundraise, relying instead on its endowment to generate income for grant-making and operational costs. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: none
“The annual income of the Charity derived from its assets totalled £11.51 million”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Harrow Schools International Limited, Harrow School Enterprises Limited
“The Corporation and its charitable activities are supported by two wholly owned trading subsidiaries and a fundraising trust: Harrow Schools International Limited (HSIL), Harrow School Enterprises Limited (HSEL) and Harrow School Development Trust (HDT).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
HARROW SCHOOL ENTERPRISES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
- Turnover: £3.0m
- Profit before tax: £680k
- Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £680k
- Creditors include £471,196 owed to group undertakings (2024: £888,592). Additionally, Debtors include £211,500 due from group undertakings (2024: £571,724). A separate management charge of £1,308,565 was recharged to the Company by the Corporation in relation to shared personnel.
“In accordance with Charity Law and Charity Commission guidance the Directors have agreed to make a qualifying donation payment to the Corporation in accordance with the deed of covenant of £679,926 (2024: £258,574).”
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£4.8m
Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 42.0% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).
- THE KEEPERS & GOVERNORS OF POSSESSIONS REVENUES & GOODS OF FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL OF JOHN LYON
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Barnet · Brent · Camden · City Of London · City Of Westminster · Ealing · Hammersmith And Fulham · Harrow · Kensington And Chelsea
Income and spending
Common questions
Is JOHN LYON'S CHARITY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Charity’s total assets stood at £388.1 million, with unrestricted reserves of £2.51 million. The Charity does not fundraise, relying instead on its endowment to generate income for grant-making and operational costs. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
Who funds JOHN LYON'S CHARITY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name JOHN LYON'S CHARITY as a grant recipient include BRIDGE HOUSE ESTATES.
Known funders
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